Device for drying hair.



No. 697,743. Patented Apr. 15, I902.

W. J. DHARA. DEVI CE FOR DRYING HAIR.

(Application filed Feb. 28, 1900. Renewed Feb. 28, 1902.) (No Model.)

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INVENTOR lhvr'rn STATES A'TENT FFICE.

WILLIAM J. OHARA, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- TIIIRD TOCHARLES F. TUCKER, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

DEVICE FOR DRYING HAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 697,743, dated April15, 1902.

Application filed February 28, 1900. Renewed February 28, 1902. SerialNo. 96,134- (No model.)

To (6 1072,0117, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. OHARA, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, State of Connecti- 5out, have invented a new and useful Device for Drying Hair, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensivedevice for drying I hair which shall be so easy and convenient to use asto adapt it for general use and placeit within the reach of all.

It is of course well understood that the drying of a luxuriant growth ofhair after bath I ing or shampooing is a matter of considerableinconvenience and requires considerable time. I am aware that variousmeans have heretofore been used in ladies hairdressing establishmentsand in barber-shops for dryingthehairaftershampooing. These devices,

so far asI am aware, however, have been cumbersome and expensive andwholly impractical for personal use.

\Vith the end in View of providingadevice so inexpensive as to be withinthe reach of all and so convenient to use as to make it a standardtoiletarticle I have devised'the novel hairdrying device of which thefollowing description, in connection with the accompanying o drawings,is a specification, reference characters being used to designate theseveral parts.

Figure 1 is an elevation of my novel device complete; Fig. 2,alongitudinal section thereof; Fig. 3, a section on the line 3 3 in Fig.2;

5 Fig. 4, an elevation as seen from the right in Figs. 1 and 2, thehandle being removed; and Fig. 5 is a sectional view corresponding withFig. 2, illustrating a form of my novel device in which the teeth aremade hollow.

4o Mynovelhair-dryingdeviceconsists,essentially, of a hollow conductivebody, which I have designated by A, teeth extending therefrom, which Ihave designated by B, and a non-conductive handle, which I havedesignated by C. The body is preferably made of metal on account of itswell-known property of conducting and radiating heat. The shape of thebody is wholly unimportant so far as my present invention is concerned,it being contemplated that the body be made of any preferredconfiguration or ornamentation. In

the present instance I have shown the body as a cylinder having a closedhead 10 at one end and near the other end ahead 11, having a threadedcentral opening 12. The sides of the body and head 10 are preferablydrawn in a single piece from sheet metal, for the reason that by soconstructing the body the'nnmber of jointsin said body aregreatlylessened, thereby providing a fluid-tight body havinga 6operfectly smooth seamless exterior surface. The head 11 may also bestamped from sheet metal and is preferably provided withtwinwardly-turned flange 13, around opening l2,to give greater length ofthread for the attachment of the handle. Outside of head ]1-thatis,between said head and the end of the bodyisa recess 14, whichreceives a head 15 upon the handle.

16 denotes a screw extending from head 15 and adapted to engage thethread of opening 12, and thus close the opening in the body.

17 denotes a packing-washer lying between heads 11 and 15 to insure aperfectly tight connection.

The special shape and material of the handle are not of the essence ofmy invention, it being simply required that the handle be nonconductivefor conveniencein using the implement.

The opening in the body may of course be in any convenient position andmay be closed in any suitable manner. For example, so far as myinvention is concerned the opening may be in any portion of the body andmay be closed in any suitable manner, as by a cork. These changes in thedetails of construction being easily within the province of themanufacturer are not thought to require illustration. I preferably, asalready described, make the handle serve also as a stopper to close theopening in the body. If preferred, however, the handle may bepermanentlysecured to the body, and the opening in the body placed elsewhere andclosed 5 in any preferred manner.

V The teeth B are preferably formed on a strip separate from the bodyportion or fluidreceptacle A, and said strip is secured in place on thebody A by soldering or other I00 suitable means. By making the teeth Bon a separate strip the cost of production of the device is greatlyreduced, as the body can be readily drawn from sheet metal, ashereinbefore stated, and the toothed strip struck up and attached tosaid body. Furthermore,

5 if the teeth Bbecome broken, bent, or rusted from long use the stripcarrying the teeth may be readily removed from the body A and a new onesubstituted without the necessity of throwing away the rest of thedevice. It

will be seen that the teeth B are made comparatively thin and that theyare'quite wide at their bases, tapering rather abruptly to a point. Thisconstruction of tooth, it is apparent, gives a very large drying areaover which the hair passes when the device is drawn through the hair,thus giving quicker and more effective drying action than where theteeth are round, and yet on account of the thinness of said teeth B theyoffer no hindrance to the passage of the comb or drier through the hair.

The operation will be readily understood from the drawings. The usersimply fills the body with hot water and closes the opening,

in the present instance by turning the handle to place, thepacking-washer insuring a perfectly tight connection. Whether the teethare made hollow or not, they are immediately heated by the water withinthe body and Will remain heated long enough to dry hair completely afterbathing or after a shampoo. As the handle is made non-conductive,

the implement may be handled and used without the slightestinconvenience.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. Ahair-dryingdevicecomprisingahollow head, a heat conducting and diffusing body,

a non-conductive handle therefor, and an independent toothed stripsecured to said body, said strip having a series of relatively thinteeth which are wide at their bases and taper abruptly at their points,whereby alarge drying area is provided.

2. Ahair-drying device comprisingahollow, seamless body portion of heatconducting and diffusing material, said body portion having awater-inlet in one end thereof, means for closing said water-inlet, anon-conductive handle for said body, and an independent toothed stripsecured to said body but removable therefrom,said strip being providedwith relatively thin teeth which are wide at their bases and taperabruptly toward their points, whereby a large drying area is provided.

3. A hair-drying comb or device having a hollow, seamless body portionof heat conducting and diffusing material to form a receptacle for theheating medium, a water-inlet in one end of said body, a non-conductivehandle adapted to screw into and close said water-inlet and therebyserve as a handle and stopper for the said bodyportion, and anindependent toothed strip secured to but removable from said bodyportion, said strip being provided with relatively thin hollow teethwhich are wide at their bases and taper abruptly toward their pointswhereby a large drying area is provided.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM J. OHARA.

Witnesses:

A. M. Woosrna, S. W. ATHERTON.

